A sequel was never going to live up to the hedonistic original, writes Alistair Harkness T2 Trainspotting | Rating: *** Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Kelly Macdonald It's easy to both under- and -overestimate the importance of the original Trainspotting. Its stars all went on to healthy careers in movies and television; director Danny Boyle went on to win an Oscar and oversee the opening of the London Olympics, and the film itself – its dark wit, crazed energy and hallucinogenic flourishes...
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